Lindsay Mitchell

The welfare state is unsustainable economically, socially and morally.

Wednesday, May 06, 2026

Stanford admits Kiwis don't want to work

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Immigration Minister, Erica Stanford, criticising ACT's proposed levy on immigrant workers, said it will fall to farmers to pay it. Farm...
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Saturday, May 02, 2026

How MSD treats covid fraudsters is revealing

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For the last four years, the Ministry of Social Development, the main agency for the Wage Subsidy Scheme, has relentlessly reported ...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Luxon isn't talking to me

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Speaking after his cabinet meeting yesterday, affirming his continuing leadership of the National Party, Prime Minister Chris Luxon said: ...
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Monday, April 13, 2026

Immigrants pull their weight

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Just-released March 2026 ethnic data shows Maori form the largest group of dependent unemployed people. At the end of March 2026 48,261 Mao...
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Wednesday, April 01, 2026

'Brown Optimism'

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I visited the new Wellington Library today unprepared for the towering inscription, rising through almost three stories, which has been inst...
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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Hipkins under-performing and underwhelming

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Opposition leader Chris Hipkins does a regular slot with host Nick Mills on the Wellington NewstalkZB  morning show. On Wednesday, much of t...
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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Understanding the $50 boost for working families

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I am not a supporter of government hand-outs. That's because I am not a supporter of the government taking people's money by force a...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Latest benefit numbers - beware the spin

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Await some spin regarding falling beneficiary numbers.  But be skeptical. After two months of data problems, MSD has managed to produce mont...
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Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell has been researching and commenting on welfare since 2001. Many of her articles have been published in mainstream media and she has appeared on radio,tv and before select committees discussing issues relating to welfare. Lindsay is also an artist who works under commission and exhibits at Wellington, New Zealand, galleries.
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